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VF-1

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Type Carrier Fighter
Commissioned 01/05/1943
Formed at Alameda
Decommissioned 25/10/1945
Squadron history Formed as VF-4 on 01/05/1943
Redesignated VF-1 on 15/07/1943

Airbases and Ships

Base From To Notes
Alameda 01/05/1943
Hilo 23/08/1943 29/08/1943
Barber's Point 29/08/1943 08/11/1943
Barnes (CVE-20) 08/11/1943 25/11/1943
Nassau (CVE-16) 08/11/1943 25/11/1943
Hawkins Field 25/11/1943 16/01/1944
White Plains (CVE-66) 16/01/1944 05/02/1944
Kaneohe 05/02/1944 29/05/1944
Yorktown (CV-10) 29/05/1944 02/08/1944
Alameda 01/10/1944 06/11/1944
Fallon 06/11/1944 18/01/1945
Alameda 18/01/1945 02/03/1945
Kahului 09/03/1945 17/05/1945
Bennington (CV-20) 17/06/1945 24/09/1945

Pilots

Name From Until Role

Victories

Name Date and Time Location Aircraft Victim Destroyed Probable Damaged
Richard T. Eastmond 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
John LeBoutillier 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Richard H. Shireman 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
George W. Staeheli 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
William C. Mosely 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
William C. Mosely 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Hal H. Crabb 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Harry J. Mueller 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Arthur Abramson 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Arthur Abramson 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Charles H. Ambellan 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Charles H. Ambellan 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Franklin L. Clark 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Harrison R. Chilton 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
N D. Duberstein 03/07/1944 03:55 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Totals 9 5 1